Elections, Campaigns

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Elections, Campaigns Voting Promoting 21st
Century Skills with Thinkfinity
Pati Terry Thinkfinity Professional Development
Specialist
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Election 2008
Use Thinkfinity resources to strengthen your
students 21st Century skills, including
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Election 2008
Smithsonians The Machinery of Democracy provides
many resources to support 21st Century skills.
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The Democracy Project Web Reviewed by ArtsEdge
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The Mystery of Voters Who Dont Vote EconEdLink
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Thinkfinity Educational Resources
Take Action Students explore the issues within an
election campaign

• For Educators
• Choose the selection for having students create
  an original Public Service Announcement

Reinforce communication, research, communication
and collaboration skills in this activity.
Why Vote? Partner Reviewed by Illuminations
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Thinkfinity Educational Resources

• Research Effective Speech Writing
• Students learn how to prepare effective speeches

Create Dynamic Speeches Use the Persuasion Map
tool to organize ideas for a political speech.
Speech Writing Partner Reviewed by ReadWriteThink
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Thinkfinity Educational Resources
Research Historical Elections Students can
discover how citizens in the past voted during a
presidential election.
Analyze Results with Graphs Students can use the
Bar Grapher to see visualize statistical
information.
1860 Presidential Election Partner Reviewed by
ReadWriteThink
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Thinkfinity Educational Resources
Learn About Election Polls Students become
familiar with the process of conducting a poll
and its potential impact on an election.
Polls What Do the Numbers Tell Us? Partner
Reviewed by Illuminations
PollingReport.com Partner Reviewed by Science
NetLinks
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